Folding candlestick.



11:1). PELHAM & c. P. KABA. FOLDING .GANDLESTIGK.

- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1912.

1,069,170, Patented Aug.5, 1913.

AT! 1 i ammo vs Q- R KABA wi/l hemo -D-PELHAM UNITED STATES PATENT FFlC.

HARRY D. DELI-1AM AND CHARLES P. KAIBA, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, AS-

SIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO ADDIE G. SLATER, OF GOLO RADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, AND ONE-HALF T0 SAID CHARLES P. KABA.

FOLDING CANDLESTICK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 5,1913.

Application filed November 14, 1912. Serial No. 731,370.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HARRY D. PELHAM and CHARLES P. KABA, citizens of the United States, residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Candlesticks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to an improved folding candle stick such as is commonly used by miners and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character wherein is embodied a hook and a spur or piercing element, said members being independently movable with relation to the body of the device for use in mounting the candle in position upon the wall of a mine.

Another and more specific object of the invention resides in the pro-vision of a handle member of elongated U-shaped form within which the hook and piercing member are pivotally mounted, and a duplex spring arranged in the handle member and having independently acting resilient portions engaging said hook and piercing element, respectively, to retain the same in their closed or open positions.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an improved clamp for the candle mounted upon the handle member whereby candles of all sizes may be securely clamped in position.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve and simplify the construction of devices of the above character embodying foldable supporting elements which may be compactly arranged within the handle or body of the device so that the same can be carried in the pocket.

With the above and other objects in view as will beccme'apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that we shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved folding candle stick showing the 7 same mounted upon a mine wall; Fig. 2 is a transverse section, showing the suspending hook in its open position and engaged with a ledge of the mine wall; Fig. 3 is a face view of the device, the supporting elements being folded within the handle or body thereof; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the spring plate. Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

- Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 des ignates the handle or body member of the device which is preferably in the form of an elongated U-shaped bar of brass or other metal. The longitudinal arms of this bar are connected by means of the parallel transverse rods 6 which are preferably, though not necessarily, of cylindrical form. The extremities of the longitudinal arms of the handle member are integrally connected as indicated at 7 such connecting portion acting as a stop for the piercing element 8 which is pivotally mounted in a transverse bolt 9 threaded or otherwise rigidly secured in the parallel portions of the handle.

10 indicates a suspending hook which is pivotally mounted as indicated at 11 upon one of the longitudinal arms of the handle 5 and on the inner face thereof. Adjacent to the pivot 11 a shoulder 12 is formed in the inner face of the handle which acts as an abutment for the pivoted end of the hook and limits its outward movement to its open position.

Upon the end of one of the longitudinal arms of the handle member 5, the candle clamp generally indicated by the numeral 13 is arranged, said clamp being securely held in position by means of the transverse bolt- 9. This clamp includes a body portion 14 of U-shaped form in cross section, the parallel flanges thereof extending inwardly upon opposite sides of the handle member 5. one end of this body is extended and laterally flared or widened as indicated at 15. This extension of the body is outwardly curved or bent, the corners thereof produc ing spurs 16 which are adapted to bite into the candle indicated at C and securely hold the same 1n position against relative movement between said body member and the clamping plate 17. This clamping plate is provided with parallel ears 18 which are mounted upon similar ears 19 formed upon one end of the body plate 14, said ears being connected by means of the pivot pin 20. Upon the pin a coil spring 21 is arranged, one extremity of said spring hearing against the end of the body member ll and the other end thereof bearing against the under side of the clamping plate 17. This clamping plate is provided with an upturned end 22 which forms a suitable finger piece. The other end of said plate is gradually widened beyond the ears 18 and formed into the hooked spurs 23. The points of these spurs are normally located adjacent to the inner end of the longitudinally curved end portion 15 of the body member 14. It will be readily understood that when it is desired to secure the candle in the clamp, the operator simply presses inwardly upon the finger piece 22 of the clamp 17, and places the candle against the inner concave face of the extension 15 of the body portion 1 1. The clamp member is then released so that the spurs 23 thereof will engage in the candle and coact with the spurs 16 of the plate 13 to securely hold said candle against movement. It will be readily seen that by the provision of a clamp constructed in the manner above described, candles of various diameters may be securely held in position upon the handle or body member 5.

In order to retain the piercing element 8 and the suspending hook 10 in their open or closed positions, we provide the plate 2 1 of spring metal. This plate tapers longitudinally and at its wider end is provided with an offset of semicircular form in cross section as indicated at 25. This offset end of the plate is adapted to be engaged over the transverse rod or bar 6 which connects the longitudinal portions of the handle member 5 and is located nearest the inner end of said handle. This plate ext-ends under or upon the opposite side of the other rod 6 and be tween the parallel portions of the handle. The plate 24 is provided with a longitudinal slot 26 whereby a short resilient arm 27 and a long resilient arm 28 are produced. The shorter spring arm 27 engages upon the pivoted end of the hook 10 while the longer arm 28 extends longitudinally upon the inner pivoted end of the piercing element 8. As this element and the hook are of rectangular form at their pivoted ends, it will be obvious that the spring arms 27 and 28 will properly retain the same in their extended positions as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or in their folded positions as illustrated in Fig. 3. The double-acting spring above referred to may be stamped from a single sheet of metal, there by producing a spring which can be inexpensively manufactured and is extremely strong and durable in actual use.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and manner of operation of our improved folding candle stick will be clearly understood. lVhen the piercing element 8 is extended from the handle member as shown in Fig. 1, and the candle properly secured in the clamp 13, said piercing element may be readily driven into the wall of a mine to dispose the candle in the desired position thereupon. It will thus be seen that the position of the candle can be easily and quickly changed when the miner moves to different parts of the mine room. When it is desired to employ the suspending hook so that the candle stick will be supported upon a ledge of the mine wall, the same is moved to its open position as shown in Fig. 2, in which position it is securely held by means of the spring arm 27. The point of the hook is then engaged with the wall ledge so that the holder is disposed longitudinally thereof and the candle in a vertical position close to the wall.

From the above it will be seen that we have produced a folding candle stick which is of great convenience in use, strong and durable in construction and may be manufactured at comparatively small cost. The piercing element and the suspending hook when not in use are compactly folded within the handle member so that the device can be carried in the pocket. As the supporting members for the candle stick are independently movable, the element 8 may be extended to position for use while the hook remains within the handle of the holder.

lVhile we have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the various parts, it will be understood that the invention is susceptible of considerable modification without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. The combination of a handle member having spaced longitudinal portions, a pair of supporting members for said handle foldable between the longitudinal portions there of, said handle being provided with stops to limit the pivotal movement of said members to their open positions, and a plate secured at one end between the longitudinal portions of the handle and having independently acting spring arms to engage the respective sup porting members and hold the same in their folded or open positions.

2. The combination of a handle member having spaced longitudinal portions, a piercing element pivotally mounted between the ends of said longitudinal portions of the handle and adapted to extend beyond the same, a hook pivotally mounted upon one of the longitudinal portions of said member, parallel bars connecting the longitudinal portions of the handle, and a plate engaged at one end with said bars and extending lon gitudinally of the handle, said plate having independently acting spring arms engaged with the piercing element and hook respectively, to retain the same in their folded or open positions.

3. The combination of an elongated U- shaped handle and parallel bars connecting the longitudinal portions thereof, a piercing element pivot-ally mounted between the 1ongitudinal portions of the handle, said longitudinal portions being integrally connected at their outer ends, such connection constituting a stop for said piercing element to limit its movement to its open position, a hook pivotally mounted upon one of the longitudinal portions of the handle, said handle being provided With a shoulder adjacent to the hook to form a stop for said hook and limit its movement to its open position, a plate engaged at one of its ends with the connecting bars between the longitudinal portions of the handle, said plate being provided with longitudinally extending spring arms bearing against the pivoted ends of said piercing element and the hook respectively. to retain the same in their open or folded positions.

4. The combination of a handle member, a pair of supporting members pivotally mounted in the handle and foldable within the same, a candle clamp mounted upon the handle, said clamp comprising a fixed plate having one of its ends extending and longitudinally curved, and a spring pressed clampin plate mounted upon the fixed plate i and having curved spurs opposed to the curved end of the fixed plate and adapted to bite into a candle arranged upon the curved end of said fixed plate.

5. The combination with a handle, a transverse pivot bolt mounted in said handle, a piercing member pivotally mounted upon said bolt and foldable within the handle, a candle clamp secured upon one side of the handle by said pivot bolt and comprising a bodv plate of U-shaped form in cross section, said plate having a flaring extended end curved outwardly from the handle and provided with spaced ears on its other end, a clamping member mounted upon the ears of the body plate and provided with spaced curved spurs normally disposed adjacent the inner end of the flared portion of the body plate, and a spring to yieldingly hold said clamping plate against movement, the spurs of said clamping plate being adapted to bite into a candle and securely hold the same against the concave face of the curved end of the body plate.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY D. PELHAM. CHARLES P. KABA.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. ALDRICH, WM. HILLIS.

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